Saturday, May 9, 1964

South Korean President Chung Hee Park reshuffles his Cabinet, after a series of student demonstrations against his efforts to restore diplomatic and trade relations with Japan.

Monday, May 9, 1960

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces that it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making it the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.

Friday, May 9, 1958

Actor-singer Paul Robeson, whose passport has been reinstated, sings in a sold-out one-man recital at Carnegie Hall. The recital is such a success that Robeson gives another one at Carnegie Hall a few days later but, after this, Robeson is seldom seen in public in the United States again. His Carnegie Hall concerts are later released on records and on CD.

Wednesday, May 9, 1945

The German occupation of the Channel Islands ends with the liberation by British troops.

Alderney, an annex of the concentration c "Neuengamme", is liberated.

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Tuesday, May 9, 1944

WWII: In the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol, Soviet troops completely drive out German forces, who had been ordered by Hitler to “fight to the last man.”ref name=ReferenceAYear by Year 1944 ndash History Channel International

Sunday, May 9, 1943

May 12 ndash Japanese troops carry out the Changjiao massacre in Changjiao, Hunan, China.

Friday, May 9, 1941

WWII: The British House of Commons is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.

Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland, claiming to be on a peace mission.

Monday, May 9, 1887

Saturday, May 9, 1885

Saturday, May 9, 1874

The first commercial horse drawn carriage debuts in the city of Bombay, plying two routes.

Monday, May 9, 1864

Danish-Prussian War (Second War of Schleswig) ndash Battle of Heligoland: the navy of Denmark and the allied navies of Austria and Prussia fought near the island of Heligoland with a tactical victory for Denmark. It was the last significant naval battle fought by squadrons of wooden ships and also the last one involving Denmark.

Saturday, May 9, 1835

Tuesday, May 9, 1769

Saturday, May 9, 1671

Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom from the Tower of London. He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot. He is later condemned to death and then mysteriously pardoned and exiled by King Charles II.

Tuesday, May 9, 1662

Samuel Pepys witnesses a Punch and Judy show in London (the first on record).

Thursday, April 30, 1450 (Julianian calendar)

Tuesday, May 1, 1386 (Julianian calendar)

Thursday, May 1, 1315 (Julianian calendar)

August ndash Louis X is crowned King of France at Reims.

Eudes IV succeeds Hugh V as Duke of Burgundy.

Saturday, May 2, 1131 (Julianian calendar)

Council of Rheims.ref name=Fletcher Reconquista{{cite journal|last=Fletcher|first=R. A.|title=Reconquest and Crusade in Spain c. 1050-1150|journal=Transactions of the Royal Historical Society|year=1987|volume=37|series=5|pages=31–47|jstor=3679149|page=43}}

Monday, May 3, 1092 (Julianian calendar)

The Song Dynasty Chinese scientist and statesman Su Song publishes his "Xin Yi Xiang Fa Yao", a treatise outlining the construction and operation of his complex astronomical clocktower built in Kaifeng, China. It also includes a celestial atlas of five star maps.

High tides cause great flooding in England and Scotland. The Kentish lands of Earl Godwin inundated and are now known as the Goodwin Sands{{Cite book|title=Agricultural Records|last=Stratton|first=J.M.|publisher=John Baker|year=1969|isbn=0-212-97022-4}}